7 Fun Things To Do In Fort Lauderdale For Couples

Enjoy a 1-Hour Equipment Rental along with Bonnet House Grounds Access! Museum is NOT INCLUDED and may be upgraded by showing your Wristband at the Welcome Center.

Established in 2010, we have dozens of Award Winning Activities with accolades from being the #1 SUP Dealer for the Largest Seller of Boards in the World to becoming an Editorial in USA Today as 1 of 12 EPIC PLACES to Paddle in the World. Our Professional Team of Experts continually train and strive to provide the best service using the best equipment. Our Stand Up Paddle Boards are light weight and designed for high quality performance and great balance. We only use Sit On Top Kayaks that are the most stable based on customer feedback and personally testing for the smoothest and safest paddle ability.

As of August 2022, we added our second launch that is ideal for Guest who want something a little extra. Our Coconut Cove Landing at the Bonnet House is created by the natural debris including a Coconut Trail that we made for your enjoyment. DBA' Fort Lauderdale Adventures, this location provides us with exclusive canal access that leads to the center of the Bonnet House and was uncharted until our innovative ideas created a new recreational activity for the first time ever at this Historical Preservation of over 100 years. Most Rentals and Tours include a Wristband that allows you access to the Bonnet House Gardens and Grounds. You may show our wristband at the Welcome Center to upgrade for an additional $15 to enter the Museum. The grounds feature a variety of plants and trees imported from all over the world and when combined with the natural coastal wetlands makes a great home for it's many habitants including Green Heron, Blue Heron, Egrets, Ibis, Hawks, Racoons, Squirrels, and even a Monkey. Your wristband will have you journey thru nature trails, a desert garden, an orchid garden, a seashell garden, and so much more. For complete details visit bonnethouse.org. You may also wish to consider one of our 4 Bonnet House Tours within this website.

The length of your rental depends on your personal preference and abilities, but if it helps then our customers prefer and recommend the 2 Hour Rental as our Most Popular as 1 Hour will go by very fast and 3 or more hours is more suitable for those wishing to build endurance or strengthening the core. Paddling is awesome because you get great exercise, but with all the eye candy most people tell us they barely noticed all the muscles being worked and conditioned. We think it's the best activity your body can do!

WANT TO TRY OTHER ROUTES?
Location, Location, Location: We are conveniently at 2520 N Federal Hwy. making us a short drive from Fort Lauderdale Beach, Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, Pompano, Boca, and under 3.5 miles from I-95 making it easy from Deerfield, Hollywood, and Miami. Our Middle River Showroom has the calmest waterways with the amazing South Florida Landscapes featuring Tropical Birds, Palm Trees, Iguana, and other Ocean Marine Life. Plus, 3 routes to explore a 9.3 acre Nature Preserve at Colohatchee Park (Dog Friendly), Route 2 travels the north fork and winds towards Wilton Manor Preservation, or choose route 3 for Multi-Million Dollar Intracoastal Homes.

The SUPSmart Certification Course is perfect for Novice or Beginners wanting a complete education on Stand Up Paddle Boarding from learning about the equipment and accessories to situational paddling with variations that will allow you to practice the skills we teach you. Our course is in chronological order making it Fun and Easy to Learn starting with very basic techniques and growing into advanced paddling. Participants MUST complete all Sessions to receive the Certificate of Completion.

GUARANTEED RETURN ON YOUR INVESTMENT:
My/Our course evolved from over 12 years of experience. My Team and I have trained over 100,000s of Beginners or First Timers. Every 1 of our Guides have completed the course which will Qualify you to become a Guide. I/We are so confident in what will teach you that we offer an OPTIONAL Return Of Your Amount Paid in the form of work and or “Guide Compensation”. How or Why? Just look at all the activities we offer. We have peek seasons that require additional help and who better to call upon then our own Trained and Certified VIP Members. Don't worry, it is 100% optional and we don't expect all participants to want to be a Guide, but for those who do then we look forward to utilizing your newly acquired skills. Participants are guaranteed compensation as a Guide working directly with our Team if you wish to earn Part-Time Income. I will personally guarantee paying you earnings exceeding your Investment as long as you are willing and able.

Respectfully,
Brian E. Galton, Founder

Session 1: CLASSROOM INSTRUCTIONS and QUICK LESSON - 2 Hours
1 - History of SUP/course overview
2 - Terminology
Water
Techniques and Maneuvers
Accidental
People
3 - Board Parts and Paddle Parts
4 - Pre-paddle Safety and Preparation
Loading and Unloading Board(s) on a Vehicle
Roof Rack Options
Local Launch Options
Rules for Beach Launching and Launch Zones
Tide Tables and Charting Ocean Paddling
Understanding Weather
Optional methods for lifting board on Dock and Seawalls
Avoiding Hazardous Objects (Seawalls and Docks)
How To Escape a Rip Current
Overall Trip Planning (Fuel, Mobile Phone, Hydration, Route Sharing)
5 - Waterway Cleanups
6 - Quick Lesson and Practice
Avoiding Seawalls and Docks (Barnacles)
Learning To Stand Up
How To Fall and Get Back on SUP
Prone, Knee, and Standing Positions
Paddle Techniques: Forward (T-Grip) and Reverse

Session 2: Flat Water Paddle (Island City ECO Paddle and Lesson) - 2 Hours Comfortably Paced
Board and Paddle Preparation
Using Tie Downs
Hand Signals
Buddy Tow
How To Spot Manatee
How To Identify Birds

Session 3: Intracoastal Paddling (Venice Of America and Seven Isles) - 2 Hours
No Wake Zones
Speed Signs
Manatee Season
Low and High Tides / King Tides

Session 4: Ocean Paddle (Reef Snorkel & Ocean Paddle Adventure Lauderdale-By-The-Sea) - 2 Hours
Anchoring
Dive Flag Rules
Pier, Moorings, Buoys, and Boats
Bleaching
Jelly Fish
Identifying Marine Life
Locations To Snorkel

Session 5: Distance Paddling and Touring (7 Mile Paddle) - Guided 3 – 4 Hours Paddling at Comfortable Pace
Practice Everything Learned

Session 6: SUP YOGA - 90 Minute Class with Certified YOGA Instructor
Beginners to Intermediate Poses

Session 7: Paddle Board Fitness - 60 Minutes with Fitness Instructor
How to Use a Board for Strength and Endurance Training

Session 8: Night Paddling (Full Moon Paddle) - 3 Hours
Preparing Board for Night Paddle
Participation as a Guide
Refreshments Celebration

Session 9: Course Final and Bonus Paddle
Sup Smart Certificate of Completion
VIP Memberships Perks
Shirt and Bucket
How to Select a Board including Construction, Sizes, and Purposes
SUP Accessories 101
Bonus: One Way Ticket to Paradise and Wristband for Bonnet House Grounds

Cancelation and Refund Policies
NOTE: All times are approxiamate for each session and will vary depending on your participation. Each Session can and will be scheduled to meet your convenience. Upon scheduling your first session, we will adapt a schedule that works best for you. If for any reason we cannot adapt to your schedule during this first session then a full refund can be requested and will be honored as long as it is done prior to the 2nd session. Any requested Refunds after the 2nd session begins will have $200 deducted from the amount paid for each session already completed and after 5 sessions No Refunds are permitted.

Located at Coconut Cove / Bonnet House 900 N Birch Rd. Fort Lauderdale FL 33304 Enjoy a 2-Hour Equipment Rental:

Enjoy a 2-hour equipment rental along with Bonnet House Grounds Access! Museum is NOT INCLUDED and may be upgraded by showing your Wristband at the Welcome Center.

Established in 2010, we have dozens of Award Winning Activities with accolades from being the #1 SUP Dealer for the Largest Seller of Boards in the World to becoming an Editorial in USA Today as 1 of 12 EPIC PLACES to Paddle in the World. Our Professional Team of Experts continually train and strive to provide the best service using the best equipment. Our Stand Up Paddle Boards are light weight and designed for high quality performance and great balance. We only use Sit On Top Kayaks that are the most stable based on customer feedback and personally testing for the smoothest and safest paddle ability.

Location, Location, Location:

As of August 2022, we added a second launch that is ideal for Guest who want something a little extra. Our Coconut Cove Landing at the Bonnet House is created by the natural debris including a Coconut Trail that we made for your enjoyment. DBA' Fort Lauderdale Adventures, this location provides us with exclusive canal access that leads to the center of the Bonnet House and was uncharted until our innovative ideas created a new recreational activity for the first time ever at this Historical Preservation of over 100 years. Most Rentals and Tours include a Wristband that allows you access to the Bonnet House Gardens and Grounds. You may show our wristband at the Welcome Center to upgrade for an additional $15 to enter the Museum. The grounds feature a variety of plants and trees imported from all over the world and when combined with the natural coastal wetlands makes a great home for it's many habitants including Green Heron, Blue Heron, Egrets, Ibis, Hawks, Racoons, Squirrels, and even a Monkey. Your wristband will have you journey thru nature trails, a desert garden, an orchid garden, a seashell garden, and so much more. For complete details visit bonnethouse.org. You may also wish to consider one of our 4 Bonnet House Tours within this website.

The length of your rental depends on your personal preference and abilities, but if it helps then our customers prefer and recommend the 2 Hour Rental as our Most Popular as 1 Hour will go by very fast and 3 or more hours is more suitable for those wishing to build endurance or strengthening the core. Paddling is awesome because you get great exercise, but with all the eye candy most people tell us they barely noticed all the muscles being worked and conditioned. We think it's the best activity your body can do!

Explore the ECO System surrounding the Bonnet House via Kayak or Paddle Board. After your paddle from Coconut Cove guests can walk the grounds of this 100+ year-old Historical Plantation with Desert Gardens, Beach Views, and awesome views outside of the museum. The grounds are known for spotting raccoons, wild monkeys, turtles, herons, and other critters. Parking is free. Enter the Main Visitor Parking Lot on 9th St. off Birch Road / West Gate. Advanced reservations are requested 24 hours prior to the scheduled start time.

We make it Fun and EASY to LEARN how to Stand Up Paddle Board and want our Prospective Guest to know that it is easier then it looks.

Sunrise Paddleboard Guides twist and turn past Manors and Mangroves on this adventurous Journey along “Island City” incorporated in 1947. It is bordered on the north by the North Fork of the Middle River and the city of Oakland Park; to the south, the boundaries include the South Fork of the Middle River and the city of Fort Lauderdale; the westernmost boundary reaches Interstate 95; and the eastern terminus of the city limits extend to Federal Highway (US 1) and the Sunrise Paddleboard Showroom. Your Journey will start from our Middle River Showroom conveniently located on Federal Highway.

We have a restroom for changing, indoor storage (no lockers), outdoor shower, free parking and a Healthy Restaurant (Mya Papaya) that serves Smoothie's, Kombucha, Beer, Wine, Soups, Salads, Sandwiches, and Entrees with healthier choices. Our Showroom location features a variety of Stand up Paddle Boards and Accessories for those who become hooked on the sport. We have sold 1000's of boards and proudly offer some of the lowest pricing on Stand Up Paddle Boards in the SUP Industry.

Your Guide will start off with some quick pointers and launch you into the Knee Position. Once you establish you're able to steer and control the direction of the board; then you will be ready to Stand Up. The entire Voyage is great practice for First Timers as your Guide will provide Instructions along the way for those needing assistance or just give the advice to improve your technique. Experienced Paddlers and Locals are equally Informed as we provide Demos of our Skills and Teach everyone how to Navigate are winding River. We welcome those who learn our routes and return with friends to ultimately lead their own expeditions on the same routes. Due to popular demand, we highly suggest booking in advance. The River offers incredible landscapes and scenery like nothing else in the world.

Trip Advisor says the only way to travel the waterways to really see things up close and personal is by Sunrise Paddleboards and we agree! That was our intention from day one and we couldn't be happier to have a 95% Excellent Customer Satisfaction rating from third-party vendor surveys. Island City ECO Tour travels to a 9.3 acre nature preserve with plenty of tropical palms, birds, marine life, iguanas, and mangroves for your eye candy.

Other Tours we offer will journey from Fort Lauderdale’s Barrier Island to the Riverfront in Las Olas with professional and friendly guides is a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence for tourists. However, you would be surprised to know how many locals repeat the Tour as it changes every day.

We may navigate different routes based on current, wind conditions, and other factors to make the tour safe, fun, and inviting for all ages.

SIGHTS: Our Electric Tour will begin with a cruise thru Coral Shores along Bayshore Drive and passing George English Park and the prestigious Galleria Mall on our way to the beautiful homes of Victoria Park perfectly nestled to downtown, rivers, and the beach. Guests can get a feel of the FTL lifestyle as we cruise thru Holiday Park where locals love to play Pickleball, Tennis, Baseball, Handball, Hockey, and home to many concert venues and the new training center for the Florida Panthers NHL Pro Hockey Team. Our adventure will lead to the newest community of Flagler Village which has become a feasting place for breweries and art including its own Fat Village known for the murals on walls and the many artists showing off their passion.

CALLING ALL REAL ESTATE INVESTORS or EXPLORERS Our 165 miles of waterways wind thru our City making Tourism our 2nd largest industry. Electric bikes allow us to maneuver thru areas that cannot be seen by cars and walking tours cannot provide so much to see in less than 2.5 hours of rich natural beauty, arts, and entertainment. Fort Lauderdale is a great place to live, work, and raise a family. Our picturesque Riverwalk serves as a cornerstone of the City's arts, science, cultural and historic district featuring the Museum of Discovery and Science with IMAX, Broward Center of Performing Arts, Historic Stranahan House Museum, Riverside Hotel, Old Fort Lauderdale Village and Museum, Las Olas Boulevard has gained international credentials for its beautiful setting of fashion, fine dining, and entertainment. The Downtown also features Broward College and Florida Atlantic University making Fat Cats, The Wharf, Americas Backyard, and others on Himmarshee Street the perfect place for a bar crawl. Riding along the river watching the likes of The Jungle Queen, Water Taxi, Carrie B, Riverfront Cruises, and romantic Gondolas will heighten your love of the New River and Historic Riverwalk.

CULINARY DELIGHTS AND GOURMET FOOD We are surrounded by Breweries, Sidewalk Cafes, Food Trucks, Juiceries, Coffee Shoppes, Wine Cellars, and some true hidden gems that only locals know about. Your Guide will take requests or hand-select one of our awesome places to eat that will arouse your taste buds. The price of food is not included and guests should bring monies for food and drink.

HISTORY The City of Fort Lauderdale is named for a Second Seminole War fortification built on the banks of the New River in 1838. That year, Major William Lauderdale led a detachment of Tennessee Volunteers south along the east coast of Florida to capture Seminole agricultural lands and battle the elusive Indian warriors. Altogether, three forts named after Major Lauderdale would be constructed: the first at the fork of New River; the second at Tarpon Bend; and the largest on the beach at the site of Bahia Mar. None of the forts survive today. Incorporated on March 27, 1911, encompassing approximately 36 square miles with an estimated population of 186,220, Fort Lauderdale is the largest of Broward County's 31 municipalities and one of the ten largest cities in Florida.

WORLD FAMOUS BEACHES Our Journey will go thru the heart of the World Famous “Venice of America” Isles with only 1 way in via land and yet many of these mansions host mega yachts from 1 of the many Fort Lauderdale rich and famous as your Guide will be happy to point a few out. We'll cross over the Las Olas Bridge and Intracoastal Waterways providing some of the best “Kodak” pictures and onward to Fort Lauderdale Beach which hosts millions of visitors from all over the world. Don't hesitate to ask your Guide for the best places for live music, happy hour, waterfront dining, entertainment, and of course laying on the beautiful sandy beach. From the new plaza and marketplace to the Beach Park that hosts Tortuga and Riptide Music Festivals; Fort Lauderdale Beach is the place to be almost every week of the year something is going on. Straight from the beach, we will hop over to Hugh Birch State Park with beautiful nature trails and other eye candy to absorb.

Most Popular Exploration Our Electric Tour will travel all around and thru the heart of Fort Lauderdale providing Guests with the Best and most popular way to see Fort Lauderdale and enjoy a yearly average of over 300 sunny warm weather days. This Tour usually takes between 2 to 2.5 hours depending on stop times and group sizes. We are happy to add time for stopping-by requests, so if you wish to pick up a souvenir then just let your Guide know what you are looking for and we will be happy to make our best suggestions as we have time for some free-flowing and can customize a few stops to suit our Guest. If you feel your Guide goes the extra mile then Gratuities are welcomed for great service.

Note: Bikes are sold and updated with new inventory; Tour E-Bikes are based on current inventory and not website images.